A PRIMARY school teacher in Miri is being investigated by police following his comments on Facebook that allegedly insulted Islam.

Sarawak Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Chief Dev Kumar said two police reports had been lodged in Kuching and Miri after his comments went viral.

“We have identified the Facebook account holder, we will be calling him for questioning,” he said today.

The teacher’s comments on Islam and  the United States’ recognition of Jerusalem, a holy city for  Muslims, Christians and Jews, as the capital of Israel,  angered netizens.

A check at the Facebook  account found that he had apologised for the comments and expressed remorse for angering  Muslims.

He added that he had also surrendered himself to the police. – Bernama, December 17, 2017.